Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Asian Pacific American Month
 

  • David Inoue is the leader of the Japanese American Citizens League.

    David Inoue

    David Inoue leads the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) in Washington, D.C. That group protects the civil rights of the AAPI community. “Treat one another with kindness,” Inoue says, “If you see someone being mean to someone else, speak up. Tell them what they are doing is wrong. Don’t be scared of differences,” Inoue told News-O-Matic. “We are all different from each other. We should enjoy that, not use it as a way to divide ourselves.” Source: News-O-Matic

     

  • Celebrate AAPI

    Heritage Month!

    May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month - a celebration of Asians and Pacific islanders in the U. S. The AAPI group includes all the Asian continent and the Pacific Islands of Melanesia (New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia (Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru and the Federated States of Micronesia) and Polynesia (New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands, Rotuma, Midway Islands, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, and Easter Island).  Source: Asian Pacific Heritage Month Online

  • Coast Guard ensign graduates, composed of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, pose for a photo to celebrate their achievement. They graduated from the Coast Guard Academy in May 2019. Source: Gale Power Search

     

     

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